Pranay Kotasthane

Anticipating the Unintended

Frameworks, mental models, and fresh perspectives on Indian public policy and politics. This feed is an audio narration by Ad Auris based on the 'Anticipating the Unintended' newsletter, a free weekly publication with 8000+ subscribers. publicpolicy.substack.com

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Pranay Kotasthane

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Government

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Latest episode

Jan 14, 2024

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Episodes

#122 Naya Paisa, Purana Qissa 🎧 11.04.2021

While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . Global Policy Watch: A Mint With a Role - RSJ The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been trialling a form of digital Yuan for the...

#121 Mundell's Trilemma; Sumption's Dilemma 🎧 07.04.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#120 Narrative Dominance 04.04.2021

While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration on all podcasting platforms courtesy the good folks at  Ad-...

#119 That 2008-like Feeling 31.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#117 A Resignation 24.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#116 India's rajamandala 21.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#115 Anti-State, Anti-Government Or Anti-Nation? 🎧 14.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#114 A Self-Help Text For Andolan-jeevis 🎧 11.03.2021

- RSJ Two somewhat random thoughts triggered this edition. One , we have been talking about Radically Networked Societies (RNS) a fair bit here. These are non-hierarchical networks of individuals who share a common identity and take up a cause they are passionate about through adroit use of social media platforms and cellphones. In an RNS, there are no clear roles, the decision making is amorphous...

#113 Opioids, Domar Rule And Who Moved My Chips 🎧 07.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#112 Courting Trouble 04.03.2021

- RSJ Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut feature Court (2014) convinced me about two things. One, here was a global talent whose cinema will make us proud in future. He did that and more with his next feature - The Disciple (2020). I knew of the precocious Tamhane back from 2007-08 when his knowledge and analysis of global cinema of all stripes used to leave us awestruck. We were no mugs about cinema ourse...

#111 'Tu Tu Main Main' In the Information Age 01.03.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#110 Will There be a Yangon Spring? 🎧 21.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#109 Google Isn't Feeling Lucky🎧 18.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#108 We Need To Talk About State 🎧 14.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#107 An Enemy A Day....🎧 12.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#106 Exit, Voice, Loyalty, And Mia Khalifa 07.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#105 The 2021 Union Budget 🎧 03.02.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#104 No More GameStop Puns 31.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#103 Constitution Chronicles: 4 Books & 2 Speeches 🎧 27.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#102 How To Tame Your Elephant? 24.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#101 The Vaccine Question 🎧 22.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#100 Intoxicating Eardrops 🎧 17.01.2021

We have hit a century! Thank you for reading us. This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I thin...

#99 Rage Against The Dying Of The Light 🎧 13.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#98 Parliamentary Overslide 🎧 10.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

#97 What To make Of Protests? 🎧 06.01.2021

This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question:  how do I think about a particular public policy problem/soluti...

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